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Anarchism has historically gained the most support and influence in Spain, especially in the seventy or so years before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939.

There were several variants of anarchism in Spain: the peasant anarchism in the countryside of Andalusia; urban anarcho-syndicalism in Catalonia, particularly its capital Barcelona; and what is sometimes called "pure" anarchism in other cities such as Zaragoza. However, these were complementary trajectories, and shared a great deal of ideological similarities.

Early on, the success of the anarchist movement was sporadic. Anarchists would organize a strike and ranks would swell. Usually, repression by police reduced the numbers again, but at the same time further radicalized many members. This cycle helped lead to an era of mutual violence at the beginning of the 20th century, in which armed anarchists and pistoleros, armed men paid by company owners, were both responsible for political assassinations.

In the 20th century, this violence began to fade, and the movement gained speed with the rise of anarcho-syndicalism and the creation of the huge libertarian union, the CNT. General strikes became common, and large portions of the Spanish working class adopted anarchist ideas. The FAI was created as a purely anarchist association, with the intention of keeping the CNT focused on the principles of anarchism.

Anarchists played a central role in the fight against Franco during the Spanish Civil War. At the same time, a far-reaching social revolution spread throughout Spain, where land and factories were collectivized and controlled by the workers. The revolution was virtually snuffed out towards the end of the civil war, by the communist/Stalinist controlled forces who wanted to ensure that the social model adopted in the Spanish Republic would be of their own choosing whilst proving to the western neoliberal democracies that communist Russia would not sponsor social revolutions unfriendly to the established social order. All remaining social reforms ended in 1939 with the victory of Franco, who had thousands of anarchists executed. Resistance to his rule never entirely died, with resilient militants participating in acts of sabotage and other direct action, and making several attempts on the ruler's life.

Their legacy remains important to this day, particularly to anarchists who look at their achievements as an historical precedent of anarchism's validity.

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[overkill2024]

go to athens . indymedia . org

On search "1936 mp3" you can download all!

[Schnigel2]

"Anarchism has historically gained the most support and influence in Spain"

What about Ukraine and Korea/manchuria?

[anarksee]

Much respect to the FAI from me an (A)narchist in WA,United Snakes of AmericKKKonartiSSts!

[freedbymyself]

We are quickly loosing any choice we might have to be bystanders of oppression. The day is rapidly approaching when we will no longer be able to choose to be punk ineffectuals, or infoshop zinesters and we will have to take up the arms and the cause of our ancestor and forebears. We will have to fight for a world where freedome means something. Something more than wealth or the choice between an iPhone or a Blackberry.

[STOPG20]

Viva la anarquia ! (A)

[sarsanch]

@joancatala we all know about Nestor Makhno!

[MazaOrwell]

FUCK CAPITALISM

FUCK $I$TEM

FUCK STALINISM

(-A-)

[SuperAcab666]

(A) from Denmark:-)

[Scatmanfi]

No Pasaran Fascistas! (A)

[Pokahonodas]

anarchism is a combination of communism and libaterian.

[HaNdsoFBLoodCss]

ontws endiaferon thans ^_~

[cynaidos]

Curiosamente, si no me he enterado mal, esto no está hecho por españoles sino por griegos. De todas maneras ni el movimiento majnovista ni el coreano, el japonés o el italiano alcanzaron las dimensiones del español. En cualquier caso, es absurdo "competir" por esto. ¿O también entre anarquistas se nos colarán estúpidas patrias y naciones?

[sunipeacemaker]

and they are the founding fathers of anarcho syndicism along with the iwws. its such a shame they lost